Producer Price Index Report (First Quarter 2019)
Rwanda’s general producer price index, combining both prices for local and export products registered an annual increase of 5.96 percent in the first quarter of 2019 compared with the same period of 2018, while on quarterly basis it increased by 5.90 percent compared with the fourth quarter 2018. The main drivers for these changes were water supply activities, electricity and manufacturing.
Producer Price Index Report (April 2019)
Rwanda’s general producer price index, combining both prices for local and export products registered an annual increase of 11.2 percent in April 2019. The monthly local PPI decreased by 0.02 percent compared to March 2019. This was mainly due to an increase of 90.6 percent in prices of ‘Water supply activities’, and 32.7 percent in prices of ‘electricity and gas activities’.
Index of Industrial Production Report (April 2019)
In April 2019, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) shows that: industrial output (formal sector) increased by 18.4 per cent compared to April 2018, against 14.5 per cent in March 2019 when compared to March 2018.
The Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis_2018
The 2018 CFSVA marks the fifth time that this type of survey has been conducted in Rwanda. The previous analysestook place in 2006, 2009, 2012, and 2015 under the overall leadership of the National Institute of Statistics Rwanda. The results of this CFSVA highlight the continuing positive trends from previous studies, namely that since 2006, Rwanda has taken great strides in reducing poverty and malnutrition in the country.
GDP National Accounts (First Quarter 2019)
In Q1 2019,GDP at current prices was estimated to be 2,144 Billion Frw, up from 1,987 in Q1 2018. Estimates calculated in 2014 prices show that GDP growth was 8.4% which is higher in real terms compared to Q1 2018
Consumer Price Index (CPI) - May 2019
Urban CPI was stable on annual basis and increased by 0.9 percent on monthly basis. The annual average rate between May 2019 and May 2018 was 1.0 percent.
Formal external trade in Goods report (April 2019)
The deficit in the balance of formal trade in goods was US$ 222.98 million in April 2019, an increase of 15.24 per cent compared to the previous month of March. Year-over-year, the formal trade in goods deficit increased by 77.93 per cent on the deficit of April 2018.
Formal external trade in Goods report (March 2019)
The deficit in the balance of formal trade in goods was US$ 193.50 million in March 2019, an increase of 5.83 per cent compared to the previous month of February. Year-over-year, the formal trade in goods deficit increased by 16.52 per cent on the deficit of March 2018.
Formal external trade in Goods report (February 2019)
The deficit in the balance of formal trade in goods was US$ 182.83 million in February 2019, an increase of 13.59 per cent compared to the previous month of January. Year-over-year, the formal trade in goods deficit increased by 12.27 per cent on the deficit of February 2018.